Orange Crush is back. This year’s Orange Crush homecoming and family weekend at Buffalo State will take place Oct. 23-27. Tom Koller, chairman on the homecoming committee, explains that a big theme for homecoming at Buffalo State is tradition. “What we’ve tried to do is create […]
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Homecoming Calendar
Window Painting Competition (registration form must be submitted by Oct 18, groups assigned a window will notified via email no later than Oct 19) (painting of the windows must be down during alotted time/days Oct 22-23) Pumpkin Carving Contest (registration forms must be submitted through bengalconnect.com no later […]
Investigative reporting panel gathers world-class journalists
Students who are looking to become investigative reporters have the opportunity to speak with prize-winning and notable journalists. Investigative Post, a non-profit investigative reporting center focused on Buffalo and Western New York, will be hosting a panel of experts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Burchfield Penney Art […]
Additional faculty will benefit students
Buffalo State is in the process of increasing the overall number of full-time faculty it employs in an effort to improve the academic experience for students. Over the next three years, the college plans to use funds provided by the State University of New York’s rational tuition plan […]
Dress appropriately this Halloween
Happy Halloween! I love this time of year. There’s colorful leaves, fresh autumn air and excitement that comes with planning Halloween costumes. As fun as this time of year is, though, I can’t get over one thing. Ladies, now that we’re older, why are we starting to […]
First week disorientation
The first day of college is a dream many people develop from the time they are young children. Expectations are high. In order to experience this first-day dream, however, Buffalo State makes it mandatory for incoming freshman to first waste three days on orientation. The purpose of […]
Reflection in the days following sexual assault
With Halloween right around the corner, it’s easy to see why students would be getting frightfully excited about parties and lore. Classic scary movies, eerie decorations and freaky costumes are just the beginning of the exhilarating horror to be found. But sometimes scenes from slasher films like “I […]
Dwindling natural resources – the real apocalypse
Unless you’ve lived as a hermit for the past decade or so, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a few doomsday criers here and there. From Y2K to the 2012 Mayan calendar fiasco and a cavalcade of Bible-based predictions in between, there seem to be a growing number […]
Smoking ban doomed to fail
The public perception of smoking has taken a drastic turn for the worse and it isn’t without merit. Cigarette smoke has been shown to harm nearly every organ in the body according to the Center for Disease Control, contributing to an estimated one out of five deaths per year. […]
Notable musician to perform with Buffalo State Jazz ensemble
The Buffalo State Jazz Ensemble is preparing to perform alongside University of Rochester Eastman’s School of Music professor Clay Jenkins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The concert will be held under the direction of Rick Fleming, associate professor of music and director of bands at Buffalo State. […]